There are a lot of posts from people who point out that the marathon bombers are being treated differently than the shooters in New Town or Aurora. Of course, many of them do so just to point the usual finger at Obama chant "He's doing something wrong!" but there are others who have an understandable confusion about the difference between the differences in treatment. Here are some factors that may help understand why they are being treated differently. The events are similar in that a sociopathic act was committed. However, the shooters were individuals who had obviously gone off the deep-end. The need to go "by-the-book" was obvious so they could be prosecuted and penalized accordingly. The possibility that others were behind the shootings were almost nil. The bombers are a different story. Regardless of what McCain and Gramm say, they are US citizens and should be tried in a civilian court of law - there is no doubt of that. However, there is the distinct possibility that they are part of or were influenced by a foreign terrorist group. It seems likely that they were at least funded and given supplies from outside the US. Additionally, their act was political in nature. It would be egregiously remiss, not to pursue information that might lead to whomever assisted in the bombing. Thus, if the authorities interrogate Dhzokhar and uncover leads that lead to other cells or create a trial back to Chechnya, they don't necessarily want the subjects of such information to be aware they have been discovered. By not Mirandizing Dhzokhar, anything he reveals is not submissible in a court of law and therefore, doesn't immediately become a part of public record. In this way, they can more effectively act on intel obtained during the interrogations. Hopefully, that trail can lead to the capture of others domestically or back in Chechnya, who may have been behind the bombing. There is more than enough evidence to convict Dzhokhar without revealing what he provides about others, during interrogations. He will be tried and almost certainly convicted in a civilian court of law, according to due process. But first, our intel agencies need to get everything they can to take counter-measures against any possible future actions. This is why he is being treated differently than an individual shooter who takes an AR-15 to the local theater or school and starts shooting without reason.
